Robbins Farley Makes New Investment in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Robbins Farley purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 45,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,191,000. US Foods accounts for about 1.9% of Robbins Farley’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of US Foods by 412.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,165,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,755,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,396 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in US Foods by 8,056.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,866,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,921,000 after purchasing an additional 2,831,573 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in US Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $192,849,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in US Foods by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,875,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $986,557,000 after purchasing an additional 1,599,033 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its holdings in US Foods by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,862,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $968,773,000 after buying an additional 1,197,360 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

USFD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 1st. BTIG Research dropped their target price on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $105.50.

US Foods Stock Performance

NYSE USFD opened at $92.74 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $69.88 and a 1-year high of $102.13. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $86.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.42 billion, a PE ratio of 31.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.83.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The firm’s revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About US Foods

US Foods (NYSE: USFD) is a leading foodservice distributor in the United States that supplies a wide range of products and services to professional food operators. The company provides fresh, frozen and dry food items as well as non-food restaurant supplies and kitchen equipment. Its customer base includes independent restaurants, multi-unit chains, healthcare and senior living facilities, hospitality businesses, government and educational institutions, and other foodservice operators.

Beyond commodity and branded food products, US Foods offers value-added solutions designed to help customers run their businesses.